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Birth
Douglas Mawson is born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England. He is the second son of Robert and Margret Mawson -
Moving
The Mawson family migrates from England to Rooty Hill, near Sydney New South Wales, where his father grows fruit trees, raises pigs and starts a fruit-canning factory. -
Moving Again
After the fruit-canning factory fails, the Mawson family moves to Glebe Sydney. -
Learning
Having completed his schooling at Fort Street Model School, Douglas begins studying geology and mining engineering at the University of Sydney.